Fig. 1: Fabrication of bacterial cellulose (BC) in rotation culture device.
From: Flow-induced 2D nanomaterials intercalated aligned bacterial cellulose
a Schematic of the rotational culture device for producing aligned BC and the key stages in the rotational process. The red arrow shows the direction of BC alignment. b Longitudinal cross-sectional view (i), top view (ii) and zoomed-in cross-sectional view (iii) of the rotational culture device shown in (i) during the production of aligned BC. c Optical photographs of the rotational device during culture before and after cellulose formation. d BC tubular pellicle (i) grown on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) tube surface after culture period and (ii) on a glass plate after washing. The red arrow shows the direction of BC alignment. e Highly transparent BC sheet after drying through which the logo and letter “RICE” can be easily seen. The red arrow shows the direction of BC alignment.
